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Two-Time Palme D’Or Winner Ken Loach Shares Open Letter Remembering Palestinian Journalist Fatima Hassouna & Calls For An End To The Violence In Gaza


Sepideh Farsi's 'Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk' screens today in Cannes.

The film is a hot topic in Cannes this week as it predominantly features Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassouna, who was killed on April 16 in an Israeli airstrike on her home in northern Gaza. Now that the International Court of Justice has shamefully delayed the case of South Africa V Israel until January 2026, we can see in full horror the collapse of humanitarian law before our eyes. Can we demand that the international community puts an end to the war crimes of Israel, enabled by the United States, and the other corrupt and cowardly Governments, including our own in the UK who follow in their wake?

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